Rep. Salmon Comments on Federal Ruling Blocking Unconstitutional Executive Amnesty

Statement

Rep. Matt Salmon (AZ-05) today released the following statement on U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen's decision blocking President Obama's unconstitutional, unilateral amnesty program.

"As soon as President Obama announced his executive actions, I, along with numerous other Republicans in Congress, rightly and vocally denounced his plans as the unconstitutional power-play that they are. Unfortunately, media outlets in Arizona and across the country seem to believe that a President isn't bound by the laws of Congress if he should disagree with them. Those false claims have helped drive the debate about how much a President can ignore our laws and yesterday we saw confirmation that the President can't simply violate our laws with impunity.

"As a nation of separated powers, I applaud the ruling of the District Court in Texas preventing these actions from taking place until their constitutionality has been thoroughly reviewed. In defending the ability of Congress to set a policy contrary to the whims of a President, the court has wisely chosen to side with freedom over the autocratic maneuvers of an out-of-control executive. This ruling was indeed a victory for our Constitution.

"The current and most pressing issue before the Congress is the funding of our Department of Homeland Security. With this latest ruling, it's time for Senate Democrats to stop playing politics by filibustering funding legislation to protect an unconstitutional initiative."

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